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With the UN calling for a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip an article written by Gary Brecher and first published in 2012 by NSFWCORP (now part of Pando), lessons from Gaza - suggesting that Palestinian durability may beat Israel's high-tech weaponry, remains remarkably relevant today.
What's going on in Gaza is war, but not the kind any commander from the past would understand. On paper, Israel should be winning easily, because they've got the weapons, the numbers, the organization. The weapons Hamas is firing into Israel are primitive things, unguided rocket artillery, the kind that couldn't hit the ground if it wasn't for the law of gravity. On the other side, the Israelis get the best weaponry the US can give them.
But it's not that simple. Israel may win this battle, but it's lost the war already. You see that in the confusion the IDF shows about what to do. They've tried stomping hard on Gaza. In late 2008 through early 2009, "Operation Cast Lead" sent IDF troops and planes smashing into this tiny overpopulated slum. They killed 1400 Palestinians, and it didn't do much but make everybody sick to their stomachs - including even some Israelis, once they got over their initial gloating.
(Score: 2, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 13 2014, @11:12PM
The millitary power of Isreal is not even making a dent in the Palestinian population. To do that, they need to kill hundreds of thousands.
If the Palestinians stop retaliating against the occupation, they win because they have the law on their side.
If the Isrealis stop oppressing the Palestinians, they loose because they don't have the law on their side. The Israelis need this conflict to go on and on forever. If the center of Israeli politics drift just a little bit to the left, the conflict cools down and they loose ( this particular conflict but nothing of importance ).
The best solution for the Palestinians is the two state solution. The size of their state doesn't really matter.
The best solution for the Israelis is the one state solution. They will have to share their country with others anyway because of their work force deficit and the huge economic gap between them and their neighbors.
The illegal settlements are irrelevant for the Palestinians. When peace kicks in they will be the problem of the Israeli government.
The only thing the Palestinians can do is to arm themselves with cameras and record the faces, actions and words of their oppressors. And click on "share".
(Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Monday July 14 2014, @04:45AM
That's basically what I said above. The problem is that it won't happen.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 14 2014, @10:15AM
For your information: loose [wiktionary.org] vs. lose [wiktionary.org]...